Device for locking or anchoring railroad-cars on sidings.



No. 680,034. Patented Aug. 6, .|90l.'

-H. E. FLOWER.

DEVICE FOR LOCKING 0R ANCHUBING RAILROAD .CARS 0N SIDINGS.

A ncmon'm'ea Sept. 27, 1900.

(No Model.)

' W/ T/VE SSE S IN VE N TO)? e ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY E. FLOWER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DEVICE FOR LOCKING 0R ANCHORING RAILROAD-CARS ON SIDINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,034, dated August 6, 1901.

Application filed September 27, 1900. Serial No. 31| (N0 modem To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. FLOWER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and Improved Device for Locking or Anchoring Railroad-Oars on Sidings, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved construction of device for looking or anchoring railroad-cars on sidings, &c.; and my object is to produce a device for this purpose which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, which can be easily and conveniently carried fromplace to place, and which can be instantly applied to the rail and locked against removal or being otherwise tampered with by any one other than the proper persons.

A further object of my invention is to so. construct and arrange the parts that the device may be applied to rails of different sizes with equal effect. I

My invention consists of the construction and arrangement of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a portion of a rail having my invention ap plied thereto, a portion of the wheel of a car being also shown. Fig. 2 represents a vertical central section thereof, taken on the line X X. Fig. 3 represents a central longitudinal sec tion of a locking-plug by which my device is secured to the rail. Fig. 4 represents asectional elevation of a key for turning the locking-plug so as to lock or release the anchor.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawmgs.

Referring to said drawings, 1 designates the rail, which may be of any of the ordinary or approved patterns, and 2 represents my improved locking or anchoring device, the same being shown applied to the rail. This locking device 2 is composed of abody portion 3 and downwardly-proj ectin g extensions4 and 5, of which the former is preferably, but not necessarily, provided upon its inner face with teeth or serrations 6, which are adapted to impingethe side? of the rail 8, and the other extension 5 inclines outwardly toward its lower extremity and is provided with a threaded opening 9 to receive therein a screw-plug 10, which latter is adapted to impinge the opposite side of the rail 8, and thus secure the locking device in place. The lower inner extremity of the extension 4 is provided with a lip 4, which fits under the lower edge of the rail, asclearly shown in Fig. 2, and thus prevents that side of the body portion from rising when in place on the rail.

11 designates a vertically-disposed ring or projection, preferably made integral with the body portion 3 and projecting upwardly in a direct vertical plane with the tread of the rail 8 contacts with the periphery of the car-wheel and looks it against further movement. The ring is preferably an open one, as shown, and may be circular in form, or it may be shaped elliptically, as shown in dotted lines, either of which constructions will readily admit of its being grasped by the hand when carrying the device from place to place.

It will be observed by referring to Fig. 1

' that the ring 11 has formed upon it shoulders or projections 12, adjacent the under face of the body portion 3, and which practically constitute horizontal extensions of said body portion, said extensions being preferably serrated on their under side, so as to grip the tread of the rail with more firmness.

The inner end of the screw-plug 10 is preferably made conical, its apex being intended to lie below the under surface 13 of the tread portion of the rail, so that when said plug has been tightly adjusted the locking device or anchor will be effectively secured against removal. This construction also admits of the adaptation of my invention to rails of smaller dimensions, as will be apparent.

In order to guard against the accidental re- .moval of the screw-plug 10 when my invention is not in use, I reduce its outer end 10, as shown in Fig. 2, and correspondingly reduce the opening 9, so as to form an annular flange 9, against which the enlarged threaded portion of the plug will bear, and thus prevent its outward displacement.

14 designates a key, which is preferably formed with a hollow elliptical extension 15, adapted toenter an ellipticalgroove 16 in the screw-plug 10, by which means said plug is turned in one direction or the other in applying my invention to or removing it from the rail. I

. While I have shown an elliptical'key and similar groove thereforin the plug, it is obvious other constructions may be advantai geously made; but I prefer the elliptical con; struction, in that it will be the less easily tam pered with owing to th shape.

e peculiarity of it's disposed ring or projection thereon and side Modifications may be made without mate-I rially departing from the essential features of my invention, and I reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as may be held to fairly fall Within itsjspirit and scope.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my invention provides in a simple and in'e x-j pensive manner a device whichis particularly well adapted for the purposes intended and one which is strong and durable ande'asily carried from place to place when desired or necessary.

Having thus described my invention,'what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

'1. A device for locking'or anchoring cars, comprising a body portion adapted to the-rail and having a projection thereon disposed in the path of travel of the car-wheel, and means adjustable in said body portion to engage the under side of the tread of the rail for "seouring said body portion to the rail.

2. A device for locking or anchoring cars comprising a body portion having side' extensions thereon and adapted to the rail, said body portion having a projection thereon disposed in the path of travel of the'car-wh'eel and means adjustable in one of said extensions to engage the side of the tread of the rail for securing said body portion to the rail. I

3. A device for looking or anchoring oars, comprising a body portion and side exten sions, and adapted to the rail, one of saidside extensions'being provided with teeth-or serrations adapted to impinge the side of the rail, and said body portion having a projection thereon disposed in the path of travel of the car-Wheel, and means carried by one of said'extensions for engaging the side of the rail for securing said body portion to therail.

4. A device'for locking-or anchoring cars, comprising a body portion and side extensions, and adapted to fit over the raiLone of said side extensions being provided with a lip adapted to engage the under side of the tread portion of the rail, and said body portion having a projectionthereon disposed in the path of travel of the car-wheel, and means adj ustable in an extension of saidbody portion for securing said bodyportion to the rail.

5. A device for locking or anchoring cars,. comprising a body'portion and side exten- A device for looking or anchoring cars,

comprising a body portion having a verticallyex'tensions adapted to fit over the rail, one of said side extensions being adapted to impinge one side of the rail, andtheother of said side extensions being provided with a threaded opening, and a threaded plug adaptedto said threaded opening, by adjusting which it is caused to impinge the opposite sidefo'f the rail and retain said body portion in place.

'7. A'device for locking-or anoho'ring'cars, com-prising abody portion having a vertically disposed ringer-projection thereon, and side extensions adapted to fit'o'ver the rail, one of said side extensions being adapted to impinge one side'of the rail, and'the other-of "said-side extensions being inclined outwardlytoward its lowerextrem'ity and beingprovided with a threaded'opening,'and athreaded plug adapt- 5 extensions being provided with a threaded opening,'a threaded plug for said opening, said plug'ha'ving its inner end made conical tofit'under thelower surface of the'tread-pov tion of the rail, and-means'for turning said t e t 9. A device for lockingcars on sidings, c. comprising a'body portion having a verticallydisposed ring'or projection thereon, and side extensions adapted to fit over the rail, one of said'side extensionsbeing adapted to impinge one side of therail, and the other of said side extensions being provided with a threaded opening,'athreaded plug adapted to said opening, said plug havingits inner end made conical so that its apex will fit under the lower surface of the tre ad portion of the rail, and the outer end of said-plug being provided with a groove, and akey adapted to said groove whereby said plug is turned to fasten the body portion to the'rail or releaseit therefrom. 10. A device for-lockin g ears on sidings,'&c. comprising abody portion having a verticallydisposed ring or projection and longitudinal serr'atedextonsions thereon, side extensions formin g part ofsaid body portion,and adapted groove, and a key adapted to said groove whereby said plug is turned to fasten the body [9 portion to the rail or release it therefrom.

HENRY E. FLOWER.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. RENNIE, O. M. GRUBB. 

